TBI investigates officer-involved shooting in Humboldt

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday night in Humboldt.

At the request of 28th District Attorney General Garry Brown, special agents with the TBI are investigating the officer-involved shooting at Luck Madden Road in Humbodlt, according to a news release.

At about 7:30 p.m., two Humboldt police officers had pulled over the driver of a car during a traffic stop, the TBI said. As both officers approached the car and attempted to get the driver and passenger to get out, the driver pulled away.

Shots were fired by one of the officers, the TBI said. The car was later found unoccupied a couple of miles down the road. The passenger was subsequently taken into custody by Humboldt police, and officers are still looking for the driver.

One of the police officers received a minor injury during the incident, the TBI said. The passenger and other officer were uninjured. There is no information from the investigation to indicate that the driver was injured.

The TBI investigation into the shooting remains open and ongoing.

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